Sunday, January 11, 2009

2009 Great Southwest Bike Swap and Cyclocross

So this afternoon I rode The Old Gentleman over to a bike swap meet. Here I am with The Old Gentleman inside the swap meet.

My bike club had a booth there.

Hi, Larry! (I always try to take pictures of Larry because he takes so many pictures of other people in the club.)

There were lots of interesting people selling lots of interesting things. Here is thehappyrobot (whom I know from BikeForums) and his friend, ummm... Brian I think.

It's amazing what just a few bucks will buy at a swap meet. I got some upgrades for my road bike (aka the DumpsterQueen), and some parts that will eventually be used on a Schwinn World Sport that I plan to turn into a fixed gear bike. Here's my haul in the baskets of The Old Gentleman.

There was a raffle at the end, and Jim, the president of our bike club, was the unofficial MC.

I took a few pics inside. There was also a great cyclocross race outside. If you want to see more pictures of that, click on the picture below for a link to The Rat Trap Press's account of the bike swap and cyclocross. He took pictures of the race and has a better camera than I do. ;- )